Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1955 Chevy 210 4-door One Family Owned - Runs & Looks Great! on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:97285 Color: Blue/Silver /
 Blue
Location:

Hampton Bays, New York, United States

Hampton Bays, New York, United States
Transmission:Manual 3 Speed
Engine:Straight 6 Cylinder
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 0087945T55Z Year: 1955
Exterior Color: Blue/Silver
Make: Chevrolet
Interior Color: Blue
Model: Bel Air/150/210
Number of Cylinders: 6
Trim: 210 4-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 97,285
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Interior is completely original. Engine is completely original and runs beautifully. Exterior Paint and Chrome restored in 2009."

This beautiful '55 Chevy has been in the same family since the car was purchased new. My Great Aunt and Uncle purchased this car new from Bates Chevrolet in the Bronx, N.Y. on December 30th, 1954. They then gave the car to my Father in 1974. He used it until 1978 when he "retired" the car and put it into his garage on Long Island. There it stayed until 1987 when he gave it to me. I kept the car garaged and got it back to good running condition in the mid-1990's. In 2006 I was finally able to get the exterior of the car done properly. Exterior work was completed in 2009.


Exterior paints are Chevrolet Silver and Corvette Blue. All of the major chrome was also redone and is in great shape. We also added left and right side mirrors for safety. All lights and signals work fine. We even left the "Bates" badge on the trunk.

The straight 6 engine is almost completely original and runs beautifully. Only 97,200 original miles! It has the always fun to drive 3-speed on the column. Transmission was replaced in 2006, new hoses and generator just last year. The gas gauge is not working right now.

The interior is also completely original, right down to the upholstery. Yes, it could use some love at this point. A nice opportunity to redo the interior to your liking. Air controls and cigarette lighter work fine. Horn ring is missing (cracked and broke in the 90's) and the radio makes noise but does not play. The right rear window has a hairline crack in it. 

Fortunately, I have a lot of documentation for this car. I have the original purchase agreement, the bill of sale, the owner service policy, and something called "Car Papers" where my great Uncle kept track of gas usage, oil changes, and general maintenance. I even have the original key.

I hate to let this car go, but a recent move has made it a necessity. It's a real eye catcher and tons of fun to drive. 

Auto Services in New York

Witchcraft Body & Paint ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, Glass-Auto, Plate, Window, Etc
Address: 70 Corliss Ave, Victory-Mills
Phone: (518) 692-7774

Will`s Wheels ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Wheels, Automobile Accessories
Address: 527 Atlantic Ave # B, Uniondale
Phone: (929) 224-0634

West Herr Chevrolet Of Williamsville ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 8040 Transit Rd, East-Amherst
Phone: (716) 632-5110

Wayne`s Radiator ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Radiators Automotive Sales & Service
Address: 6080 Court Street Rd, Syracuse
Phone: (315) 437-6172

Valley Cadillac Corp ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 3100 Winton Rd S, Rush
Phone: (585) 427-8400

Tydings Automotive Svc Station ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Accessories
Address: 1968 E Ridge Rd, Irondequoit
Phone: (585) 467-2240

Auto blog

Chevy might've pulled out of NASCAR if it weren't for new Gen 6 car

Wed, 20 Feb 2013

We've been on the fence with NASCAR for some time now. On one hand, it's some of the closest racing anywhere in motorsports, with actual passing and door-handle-to-door-handle action as a matter of course. But on the other, it's become template racing - a personality-driven sport more about the drivers than any sort of loyalty to a particular automaker. The Car Of Tomorrow format really rammed that message home, with a racecar's identity coming down to little more than headlamp stickers slapped on the nose. That's not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but we've wondered for some time what's in it for the automakers, who pay big money to stay in a series that has had little increasingly little do with street car sales, let alone innovation.
Apparently General Motors was beginning to wonder the same thing. In a new ESPN report, Rick Hendrick, team owner of Hendrick Motorsports, suggests that GM would have seriously considered leaving NASCAR if it wasn't for the move away from the COT to the new Gen 6 racer. According to Hendrick, GM North America boss Mark Reuss spearheaded the charge away from the 2007 COT and toward a racecar with clearer automaker ties - cars like the new Chevrolet SS racer shown above. Learn more about the fight for a closer-to-production look in the ESPN story at the link.
Now, if we could just get more rear-wheel drive V8 coupes into showrooms....

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible is a Swiss hit

Mon, 04 Mar 2013

We've just received an early peek at the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible here at the Geneva Motor Show. General Motors was kind enough to let us attend the final dress-rehearsal for its press conference scheduled for tomorrow's opening media day, and we've come away with a good look at the droptop C7 in person.
In the metal, the new Corvette Convertible seems somehow less avant-garde than the Coupe, even in Z51 Performance Package guise. That's not necessarily a bad thing - more of an observation. That initial impression may be because the C7's new greenhouse is one of its most prominent departures from Corvettes past. While we didn't get to see the top erected, there's no rear side window in the stock images that Chevy has already released, suggesting the C7 convertible's profile will look a lot like its C6 predecessor. And with the new power tonneau cover in place, there are also no rear ducts that come as part of the Z51 package (they've been moved under the car).
As with its predecessor, the tonneau is a handsome double-bubble piece, and the body-color "waterfall" element into the cabin between the seats has made it to the new model as well. Thus, the overall look with the top down should be a bit more familiar to prior-gen C6 owners - if you're one of those put off by the C7's new shape, you'll probably appreciate the convertible bodystyle more than the coupe.

Conquest and controversy conclude the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona [spoilers]

Sun, 26 Jan 2014

If you don't wish to know who won the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona, you should avert your eyes right now. We'll even give you a double-space to skedaddle...
For those of you still with us, the first race in the United SportsCar Championship (USCC) is done, but the discussions about it certainly won't end for a while. Daytona Prototypes claimed the first four overall places, the top spot taken by the No. 5 Action Express Coyote-Chevrolet Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, Sebastien Bourdain and Burt Friselle. The 16th and final caution of the race bunched the field up for an eight-minute sprint to the flag, so the first place getter finished just 1.4 seconds ahead of the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara-Chevrolet Corvette DP driven by Max Angelelli. Third place went to Brian Friselle in the No. 9 Action Express Chevrolet Corvette DP, 20 seconds down. Chevrolet power hasn't taken the overall win since 2003, eleven years later it scores a one-two-three-four. The No. 6 Muscle Milk/Pickett Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 scored fifth place, the top LMP2 finisher.
The Prototype Challenge class win went to the No. 54 CORE Autosport team of Colin Braun, Jon Bennett, Mark Wilkins and James Gue.